end her life with a drug overdose. Delury served four months in prison for attempted manslaughter for his role in her death. 1997- In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court rules that the Constitution does not guarantee the right to commit suicide with the help of a physician. The decision upholds laws in New York and Washington state making it illegal for doctors to give lethal drugs to dying patients. 1998- In November, Michigan voters defeat a measure that would have made physician-assisted suicide legal.Michigan Poll On Dr. Kevorkian and Euthanasia221. After watching that segment which showed Jack Kevorkian administering a lethal injection of drugs, do you think it was appropriate or not appropriate for "60 Minutes" to show that scene on television?56%Appropriate35% Not appropriate10% Undecided/Don't know/Refused2. Did the experience of watching Dr. Jack Kevorkian cause a man's death influence your opinion about assisted suicide, or would you say that your opinion about assisted suicide was not influenced at all by the "60 Minutes" program? 11%Influenced opinion about assisted suicide84%DID NOT influence opinion about assisted suicide5%Undecided/Don't know3. Did the experience of watching tonight's "60 minute" segment on Jack Kevorkian influence you to be more supportive of assisted suicide or more opposed to assisted suicide? 6%Much more supportive of assisted suicide31%Somewhat more supportive of assisted suicide13%Somewhat more opposed to assisted suicide38%Much more opposed to assisted suicide12%Undecided/Don't know4. Generally speaking, do you favor or oppose laws that would allow physician assisted suicide for terminally ill people who are in a sound state of mind? 31%Strongly favor14%Somewhat favor10%Somewhat oppose40%Strongly oppose5%Undecided/Don't know 5. Dr. Kevorkian has invited law enforcement authorities to arrest him and charge him with a crime for his actions in the death shown on television. What do you think? Shou...
